My Servant System



I joined the others out in the living room of the Cabin, the familiarity of the location and everything about this place soothing my very soul as I instinctually moved towards the kitchen, where I began to boil some water and prepare the teacups for everyone.

Of course, I couldn't help but glance at Jahi with narrowed eyes, her previous silence and roaming gaze when the Cowkin said what she said still making my anger flare slightly while the possessiveness bubbled to life.

Sensing that, the Demoness turned to stare at me before smiling wryly as I looked away with a huff, not appreciating how long her gaze lingered on that Cowkin bitch at the thought of sex with her...

Though, I also knew she wasn't thinking much of it - likely little more than a passing fancy as she admired the beauty of the woman in front of her, but still..!

Letting out another low huff, I tossed in some of the tealeaves that I had left behind in this house so long ago and began to brew us up some tea, all while the Demoness let out a sigh as she received a look from the other two women as well, making her say "I wasn't thinking of touching her, alright?! Really... why would you think I would, hm? I have three perfect women to sate my urges whenever I want..."

We continued to stare at her before I eventually said "They all agreed that it was a smaller Noble House, and that they always seemed to meet at the Mao Ling Teahouse to discuss business. Do we think they'll be awaiting the return of Esmerelda? If so, should we try and capture them to learn more, or are we going to hand this over to the Marquess and Empress to deal with?"

Jahi frowned slightly at how swiftly I changed subject, only to frown more as she heard my proposition, her pride battling with her common sense as she leaned back into the couch, thinking it over.

"Well, it depends doesn't it? They were targeting Jahi specifically for her weapon apparently, so they know about her. If they know about her, they know about me, and they'll be ready for Anput. But you... are a maybe. Those at a certain level of strength and influence know about you, but is this Noble House within that sphere? Can we trust the words of the bandits anyways, let alone trust the intuition of the bimbo we picked up?"

Pouring out the tea, I chuckled softly at Leone's words as I handed them out before taking a seat beside Jahi, saying "Perhaps not, but if we want to do this ourselves then I think its a lead to follow. One that we could easily capitalize on... well, 'we' as in me. They know you all, like Leone said, but they might not know me. Besides, I also have fewer distinguishable features, and I can cover up or conceal the features I have with a cloak and some dye. I am also capable of following behind anyone quietly, so... and before you get angry or say no right away, you all can always set up outside the teashop and stake it out from the outside while I go in with the 'bimbo'."

Jahi pursed her lips as she glanced at me, while Anput sat back and rubbed her arms, her lips pulled into a small frown as she stared straight at me, eventually saying "I... I think we should let Kat take the woman into the Teahouse and have her stake it out for a bit on the inside, see if she recognizes the people the Noble House sent. Seems like that woman knew a bit more than the others thanks to her being the leaders woman of choice, but that works out for us..."

Taking a sip of her tea, Anput drummed her fingers on the table before adding "Besides, Kat was right about her being the unknown of our group, and if this Noble House is dumb enough to target you for your blade, I doubt they did much research into anyone besides the three of us. So... I say we do it ourselves, or at least try it once or twice. If it gets to be too tedious, we can hand the woman over and wipe our hands clean from this mess. After all, I still want to forge some stuff and train; this is eating into our time, remember."

Jahi grunted at that, focusing back on me and staring at me quietly before looking towards Leone as she said "Perhaps this could become a boon for us. We need money, no? Even the smallest and poorest of Noble Houses have fortunes that we could take advantage of, as well as resources and potentially connections. Besides, I sincerely doubt this is just a Noble House on its own. Seems to... weird to not be connected to something larger."

"I... yeah, I guess. Still, the idea of sending you in alone is just..."

Patting her knee, I raised a brow as I said "Jahi, I won't be 'alone' in there. You three will be right outside, and we're in a public space. You can react pretty quickly should something happen, and I can take care of myself... though saying that means nothing considering the track record so far..."

She snorted at that, though her amethyst eyes hardened as she looked me over again, muttering "Now I want to just say no..."

Leaning back, she sighed and closed her eyes, her arm draping over my shoulder and pulling me into her side as she said "Fine... we can give it a go first. Let's get something to eat and store away our haul before setting out for the Mao Ling Teahouse. Hopefully that woman can make herself useful..."

"Otherwise, I'll have a toy to play with~?"

Jahi just chuckled as I snuggled into her side, the Demoness opening an eye briefly as she gave me a side eye look that was exasperated, making me chuckle too.

"Maybe... For now though, how about you 'eat' something real quick, Kat~?"